The Story of Different Minds  ·  The Children and Families Act 2014

The EHCP Promise

What EHCPs were meant to do.

The plan was meant to join the system around the child.

Simple version

Education, Health and Care Plans were intended to coordinate support across education, health and care.

Why it matters

The promise was person centred planning and clearer provision.

Awareverse lens

Awareverse recognises the promise while also naming the failure when the process becomes a fight.

Question to ask

When looking at the ehcp promise, ask: who had power, who was being labelled, and what would have changed if the human being had been seen first?

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